2009 Ciudad Juárez prison riot

When

2009

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

31.64° N, 106.46° W

Description

deadly riot in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Date from

year in its name

Deadly riot in Chihuahua, Mexico

A prison riot occurred at the CERESO state prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on March 4, 2009. During the riots, at least 20 people were killed and 15 were injured. Although a police spokesman stated that no police or jail guards were killed during the riots, the Red Cross said that two policemen had been killed.

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